they traditionally give these roles to younger members of the cavalry. it is a great honor for them. they are being led by someone today who has a lot on his plate, setting out the first stage of the ceremony, making sure everything is in place. they will wait patiently there for the queen to arrive. to pick up on that theme before we talk to some young people who are waiting for us. we are going to talk to some students as well about their perceptions. i am sure they will be interested to know whether you, sarah, think parliament is impressing people outside with the seriousness of its intent? >> i don't think it is impressing people at all. i think they feel that our attempt to change the expenses system is too little, too late. they think why did it take the scandal being across national newspapers three months to do that? i think they feel that politics itself needs reforming. it is a shame, really, that the government has not chosen to look at thomas things in today's queen's speech. nick has been arguing for a citizens' assembly so we can look at re

we have four divisions of the household cavalry guards on the way. they are escorting the queen and the duke. they come down towards the entrance. the guard of honor today providing by the nimegan company of grenadier guards. as we enjoy the scene, let's just reflect on one remarkable statistic, that this is the 58th state opening of the queen's arena. she first -- in the queen's arena she first opened parliament in 1952. she prepares to open parliament of the 15th parliament of her reign. ♪ >> the great advantage of our studio here because we have a bird's view, a direct view really of what is going on at the victoria to your. we have the tunics of the cavalry as the queen prepares to enter the palace of westminster. when she does so, the sovereign standard will be unfurled, and the union flag will be tan down. ♪ >> lort gray chamberlain has welcomed the queen and the duke, and the heralds of arms now making their way into the royal gallery. the heralds in a distant age were royal messengers. today they are in charge of the new arms. you see the lor

. >> have a look at the cavalry, on their way again. you'll see a lot of the scene today. this is the base of the victoria tower, and the norman staircase. this is where the queen will ride. this is the point of entry for the palace of westminster. the members of the house of calgary will be lining the staircase in an attempt to protect the queen as she enters the palace of westminster. the traditionally give these roles to younger members of the house of calgary, sometimes even their first ceremonial duty. so it is a great honor for them and they're being led to day by captain who was a lot on his plate, especially on the first page of the ceremony, making sure that everything is in place. it will wait patiently for the queen to our right. quick -- picked up very quickly on that theme before we talk to some young people in birmingham about their perspective. i'm sure there will be interested what do you think that parliament is impressing people outside with the seriousness of its intent? >> i don't think it is impressing people at all. i think that attempts to change the

you were with the first cavalry for two years in ft. hood. so you know this area. ft. hood is the largest military base by size in the entire world. it's like a city. now, texas senator kay bailey hutchison spoke to cnn's wolf blitzer. >> there's a lot of family members, young kids and spouses on the base, as well. >> oh, absolutely. there are big housing complexes and housing facilities. there are nine schools on the base. >> now, lieutenant general what, senator hutchison went on to say was that there are reports that the suspect was complaining about being deployed to iraq. what are your thoughts? >> well, i cannot confirm or deny that, but these soldiers that he was working with or about to deploy with, many of them have been deployed many times. we don't know if we've got a mental issue here or what this soldier's problem was or whether it was ideology. and i'm sure that will come out in the investigation. >> well, you raise an interesting point about ideology because tom kenneth, you're the former j.a.g. officer. senator hushison said they are going to have to inv

you have folks going through a fourth deployment for the first cavalry division and those are repeated. we don't know. a lot of folks like your other guest, jumping to a lot of conclusions. we don't know until the investigation runs its course. >> wait, wait. do you think we should be monitoring mosques? is that politically correct to do that? what do you think about that? >> wait a minute. in this country, religious freedom is protected. we have to be careful. we we say monitoring mosques, i think if the fbi or homeland security is following an individual and he happens to go into a mosque, it shouldn't be a sanctuary for him if they're following him into it. remember -- mosques are usually public places. i really -- in my mosque, i wouldn't have anything to hide. but i don't want our religious facilities to turn into places for quote/unquote monitoring. the idea is if they're political, if they're advocating for the islamic state or shari'a law, a threat to the west, a threat to the individual rights that we so much protect and the human rights, we need to acknowledge. that one issue

you have folks going thank you fourth deployment for the first cavalry division and those are repeated stresses. that may be a factor, too. we don't know. a lot of folks like your other guest, jumping to a lot of conclusions. we don't know until the investigation runs its course. >> wait, wait. do you think we should be monitoring mosques? is that politically correct to do that? what do you think about that? >> wait a minute. in this country, religious freedom is protected. we have to be careful. when we say monitoring moskz, if the fbi or homeland security goes into a morks it should be a sanctuary for him if they're following him into it. mosques are usually public places. in my mosque, i wouldn't have anything to hide. i don't want our religious facilities to turn into places for quote/unquote monitoring. the idea is if they're political, if they're advocating for the islamic state or shari'a law, a threat to the west, a threat to the individual rights that we so much protect and the human rights, we need to acknowledge. that one issue about what he was mentioning about harassment,